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certainly obama hopes that. but we've seen the ratings rise and then fall again at the beginning of the last two years. >> now bob, independent of any unforeseen problem, one of the things that we're seeing is the president has a much different message, and a much different orientation to the american public and voter than the republicans. and today he talked about his positive version of america as compared to the republicans. listen to this. >> whether it's mr. romney or mr. gingrich or mr. santorum or whoever else they might decide to select, they represent a fundamentally different vision of america. and it's not the bold, generous, forward looking optimistic america that i think built this country. >> is the different view of america, the optimism that the president so dramatically displayed in the state of the union, is that contrast part of what's helping to drive a more favorable view of the president? >> sure. especially when combined with what bill calls the sense of well-being that people are beginnin
certainly obama hopes that. but we've seen the ratings rise and then fall again at the beginning of the last two years. >> now bob, independent of any unforeseen problem, one of the things that we're seeing is the president has a much different message, and a much different orientation to the american public and voter than the republicans. and today he talked about his positive version of america as compared to the republicans. listen to this. >> whether it's mr. romney or mr....
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it's why the obama campaign is renewing its call for himo rease s taretus. wkhrou ectlyhe h did c ts witain pita ifhe s.c.ilin an't accurate, then prove it. if he wast invtingillis ofolla in ell rporionstax vens sss nk accnts ovseas tain a taxvante,hen pve it. provit breleing ur t rerns. >> this morning former president bill clinton also said romney needs to be more trspart. >> aour wkife boreou run for predentsrevant d thi tha wl be relent. mean, i a ltle spris onl releed aar's worth of tax returns. that kind of perpled me. the voters can make up their own mind aboutheth ty thk it's gdhing to -or a pers whoants to pside mimizis o t abily by putng the mey oveeas x shters >> now even republicans are starting to worry that his leadership at baiis bafiri. so arelso calng fim t relee mo taxrerns. t vy ast, seeing romney's financial records would shed light on his oversea investments in places like berma,swzerld,ndayma islas. ofoursthis lac of trsparcy i't n for the mney caaign backn00 whe hwas rning forgoveor, cpaign aide responded to questions about his taxes d
it's why the obama campaign is renewing its call for himo rease s taretus. wkhrou ectlyhe h did c ts witain pita ifhe s.c.ilin an't accurate, then prove it. if he wast invtingillis ofolla in ell rporionstax vens sss nk accnts ovseas tain a taxvante,hen pve it. provit breleing ur t rerns. >> this morning former president bill clinton also said romney needs to be more trspart. >> aour wkife boreou run for predentsrevant d thi tha wl be relent. mean, i a ltle spris onl releed aar's...
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just a short time ago, president obama spoke to students at the university of nevada las vegas. he urged congress to get on board with making student loans more affordable, and he lashed out at congress for standing in the way of putting americans back to work. >> plenty of steps we can take right now to help create jobs and grow this economy faster. i sent to congress a job's bill. full of the ideas that republicans and democrats had supported. if they had taken the steps i was pushing for, when so many people are pounding the pavement and sending out resumÉs, congress can't just sit on their hands, so my message is, let's get to work -- let's get to work. >> let's get to work, let's get affordable loans for students. that's hard to object to, right? >> wrong. gop leadership ask for president obama to cancel this event saying he should be in washington helping them get to work. >> once again, he will use students as props in yet another expertise calling on congress to act. >> they should be here working with us to ensure they won't double. >> oh, okay, he should be working wi
just a short time ago, president obama spoke to students at the university of nevada las vegas. he urged congress to get on board with making student loans more affordable, and he lashed out at congress for standing in the way of putting americans back to work. >> plenty of steps we can take right now to help create jobs and grow this economy faster. i sent to congress a job's bill. full of the ideas that republicans and democrats had supported. if they had taken the steps i was pushing...
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he'll beat obama. you hear that from gingrich people about them wanting gingrich to take the president to task in a debate. i think that's one of the things driving his popularity. i think people are really excited about that possibility. in addition to, they think he's a really smart guy. so again, it depends on who you talk to as to whether mitt or newt. but it seems to be coming down to those two. >> now who is drawing the best crowds, by the way? >> gingrich. i mean, well, i haven't been to all of romneys events. thousands of people. i was at one yesterday in cocoa beach. and he just -- he is pulling tons and tons of people. but, you know, who knows if that will translate into votes. i mean, santorum had huge crowds in new hampshire and we saw how that worked out. so it -- all those people doesn't necessarily translate into votes. there's a lot of interest in newt gingrich right now. >> bob, you've seen debates come and go. but tonight is critical because it could really decide if the polls are rig
he'll beat obama. you hear that from gingrich people about them wanting gingrich to take the president to task in a debate. i think that's one of the things driving his popularity. i think people are really excited about that possibility. in addition to, they think he's a really smart guy. so again, it depends on who you talk to as to whether mitt or newt. but it seems to be coming down to those two. >> now who is drawing the best crowds, by the way? >> gingrich. i mean, well, i...
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gop leadership ask for president obama to cancel this event saying he should be in washington helping them get to work. >> once again, he will use students as props in yet another expertise calling on congress to act. >> they should be here working with us to ensure they won't double. >> oh, okay, he should be working with you, speaker boehner. what student loan jobs bill are you working on today? that's right, you're working on neither. the gop house just passed the 30th bill to dismantle the president's health care law. that makes sense because you know what they say, if at first you don't succeed, try 29 more times. their refusal to get serious about jobs is astounding, but guess who willard blames? >> three and a half years in as president, with people out of work, he has not put forward a plan to get us working again. >> has not put forth a plan? guess you weren't one of the over 31 million americans that listened to president obama sell his jobs plan before congress. i guess you also missed this. >> the purpose of the american jobs act is simple. to put more people back to work
gop leadership ask for president obama to cancel this event saying he should be in washington helping them get to work. >> once again, he will use students as props in yet another expertise calling on congress to act. >> they should be here working with us to ensure they won't double. >> oh, okay, he should be working with you, speaker boehner. what student loan jobs bill are you working on today? that's right, you're working on neither. the gop house just passed the 30th bill...
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only then he's trying to be the anti-obama. if obama in s in favor of bringing troops home from iraq, he's against it. if he's that seems to be the basis of his foreign policy which he won't outline in details. >> the president was really tough on romney's foreign policy approach. listen to this. >> i pledged to end the war in iraq honorably. that's what we've done. some said that bringing our troops home last year was a mistake. they would have kept tens of thousands of our forces in iraq indefinitely without a clear mission. well, when your commander in chief, you owe the troops a plan. you owe the country a plan. and that includes recognizing not just when to begin wars but how to end them. today there are no americans fighting in iraq and we are proud of all the americans who served there. >> as a veteran we need a plan from romney. what do you think of what he said? >> i like the comment considering i was there last year. it's a real debate on the ground. it's true that governor romney has bush supporters and bush foreign
only then he's trying to be the anti-obama. if obama in s in favor of bringing troops home from iraq, he's against it. if he's that seems to be the basis of his foreign policy which he won't outline in details. >> the president was really tough on romney's foreign policy approach. listen to this. >> i pledged to end the war in iraq honorably. that's what we've done. some said that bringing our troops home last year was a mistake. they would have kept tens of thousands of our forces...
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karl rove writes, obama's biggesopponent is the true. quote, every day it seems he attets to dal h noent through deliberate and undeniable falsehoods. he goes on to advis romney, quote, romney must call out the president. you almost can't believe this. yo almtanhih a straight face. >> the president tends to, how shall i say it, say things that aren't true and in attacking his opponents andn that kind of cat'difficult to say, well, am i going to spend my time correcting things that aren't accurate or spend my time talking about the things i want to talk about? >> let me get this straight. the campaign that doesn't believe in fact checkers is talking about the truth. c rn id they can't run on their record. all they can do is this? joining me now is joe madison, nationally syndicated radio host and thank you both for being here tonigh tha yove. >> joe, first he was born in kenya and now they are calling him a liar. that's what they've got? >> and coming from an individual who storind whose campaign and surrogance have said, we don't care ab
karl rove writes, obama's biggesopponent is the true. quote, every day it seems he attets to dal h noent through deliberate and undeniable falsehoods. he goes on to advis romney, quote, romney must call out the president. you almost can't believe this. yo almtanhih a straight face. >> the president tends to, how shall i say it, say things that aren't true and in attacking his opponents andn that kind of cat'difficult to say, well, am i going to spend my time correcting things that aren't...
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it's about dehumanizing president obama. today, the "new york times" reveals that some top republican strategist presented a 54-page proposal to joe rickets entitled the defeat of brock hussein obama. it links him again to jeremiah wright, and to "let us do what john mccain would not let us do in 2008." the plan saying they should hire an extremely literate african-american to attack him. it wants to hit bral brock right behind the eyes. it would list a team of pirates qualified to carry out the mission. it's a shocking document. millions read it in print and online or heard about it on tv. yet by 10:57 this morning, the gop nom knee didn't know anything about it. >> looks like breakfast is served. >> sir, have you seen the report in the times this morning. >> governor, do you think reverend wright is off limits in this campaign? >> get a copy of the times. >> we have a copy you can borrow. >> apparently someone got a copy of the paper too, romney. a few hours later he came out to say he condemned the attack. >> i read the a
it's about dehumanizing president obama. today, the "new york times" reveals that some top republican strategist presented a 54-page proposal to joe rickets entitled the defeat of brock hussein obama. it links him again to jeremiah wright, and to "let us do what john mccain would not let us do in 2008." the plan saying they should hire an extremely literate african-american to attack him. it wants to hit bral brock right behind the eyes. it would list a team of pirates...
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romney says president obama's running a campaign of division and hate. but he has this one all wrong. that story is ahead. why not start the weekend before the week ends? get two times the points on dining in restaurants with chase sapphire preferred. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative about saving on your policy when you get married, move into a new house... [crash!] or add a car to your policy. don't forget to ask about saving up to 10% when you combine your auto and home insurance with liberty mutual. security, coverage, and savings. all the things humans need to make our beautifully imperfect world a little less imperfect. call... and lock in your rate for 12 months. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? get two times the points on dining in restaurants with chase sapphire prefe
romney says president obama's running a campaign of division and hate. but he has this one all wrong. that story is ahead. why not start the weekend before the week ends? get two times the points on dining in restaurants with chase sapphire preferred. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most....
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that includes obama care and i'm going to work to replace it. >> wrong service. >> not obama care. >> won't say that again. >> he said the wrong thing now. he know he did. >> romney also attacked the president on jobs. and claimed he's the candidate to help the african-american community. >> the president will say he's going to do those things but he has not. he will not. he cannot. and his last four years in the white house prove it definitively. if you want a president who will make things better in the african-american community, you are looking at him. you take a look. >> looking at him. really? how? by lowering taxes on the rich and gutting the safety net? the truth is romney's economic plan would raise taxes on 2.2 million black families. and he supports voter i.d. laws that disproportionately effect black voters. in fact, 25% of african-american voters do not have photo i.d.s on this issue. romney's views are simply awful. and he showed in december. >> we don't want people voting multiple times. you can get a photo i.d. free from your state. you can get it at the time you regis
that includes obama care and i'm going to work to replace it. >> wrong service. >> not obama care. >> won't say that again. >> he said the wrong thing now. he know he did. >> romney also attacked the president on jobs. and claimed he's the candidate to help the african-american community. >> the president will say he's going to do those things but he has not. he will not. he cannot. and his last four years in the white house prove it definitively. if you want...
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obama care covers pre-existing conditions. we can fix you up! we've got a cure. >> now i finally understand. it all makes sense. mitt romney is his own pre-existing condition and voters have the cure on election day. joining me now is e.j. dionne, washington post columnist and msnbc contributor. thanks for being here, e.j. >> good to be with you. i'll try to remember what to say. >> well, i hope you do. romnesia sounds good to me. what do you think? >> well, two things. one, watching the president out there, he is so much better when it looks like he's enjoying himself and i always thought one of the problems at that first debate is he doesn't seem to be having fun. they finally found one word to capture what they have been trying to say the last few months because they kind of have given up on the flip-flop charge earlier to make the case that romney was really a right-wing candidate and they invested a lot of money showing people that and then at the first debate he completely transformed himself and ran as a kind of moderate and the conservat
obama care covers pre-existing conditions. we can fix you up! we've got a cure. >> now i finally understand. it all makes sense. mitt romney is his own pre-existing condition and voters have the cure on election day. joining me now is e.j. dionne, washington post columnist and msnbc contributor. thanks for being here, e.j. >> good to be with you. i'll try to remember what to say. >> well, i hope you do. romnesia sounds good to me. what do you think? >> well, two things....
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>> the obama machine, the ground machine, is absolutely incredible. i saw it in '08 when i lost in '08 running for governor. i was blind-sided by it. this time i wasn't blind-sided, but i still think they have a much better ground machine. >> republicans lost because of the obama machine. it was the machine that delivered 71% of the latino vote, not policy. and how about this gem from tea party senator elect ted cruz? >> the first debate between romney and obama, the one time we actually contested ideas, presented two viewpoints and directions for the country. and then inevitably there are these mandarins in politics who give the voice, don't show any contrast, don't rock the boat. so by the third debate, i'm pretty certain mitt romney actually french kissed barack obama that night. >> maybe i saw a different debate. kissing aside, i think he's implying that romney was too moderate. that's the real punch line. these guys want you to believe they change, but that couldn't be further from the truth. joining me now is abby huntsman, host and producer of
>> the obama machine, the ground machine, is absolutely incredible. i saw it in '08 when i lost in '08 running for governor. i was blind-sided by it. this time i wasn't blind-sided, but i still think they have a much better ground machine. >> republicans lost because of the obama machine. it was the machine that delivered 71% of the latino vote, not policy. and how about this gem from tea party senator elect ted cruz? >> the first debate between romney and obama, the one time...
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president obama had four minutes more and he lost. they got upset because candy crowley said, we're going to do it now. >> maria, i keep hearing people say that and it's true that she said that the president did call a terrorist attack but she also said, you're right, mr. romney. it took a while for them to not continue to say that there had been a rally out there. so, i mean, they didn't have a problem with her agreeing with part of what romney said. he was just so blat antly wrong on what he emphasized. it wasn't her emphasis. it was his. >> when the president said, proceed, governor. i mean, it was one of those things and you take a step back and say, do you really want to walk off that edge? because you're going to walk off and you're not paying attention. they choose to decide who is leading and had mit t romney wo, they would feel fine. it was, again, because candy crowley kept her integrity and said, the president did say that but you're right, governor romney, you're actually right that it did take the administration a while.
president obama had four minutes more and he lost. they got upset because candy crowley said, we're going to do it now. >> maria, i keep hearing people say that and it's true that she said that the president did call a terrorist attack but she also said, you're right, mr. romney. it took a while for them to not continue to say that there had been a rally out there. so, i mean, they didn't have a problem with her agreeing with part of what romney said. he was just so blat antly wrong on...
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and it is obama's fault. and governor romney knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. the only problem was he kept it secret. >> governor romney kept details of his plans to kill med care secret. but today, in his last speech before he accepts the democratic nominaon on thursday, president obama put his plans on the table. >> the other side may not have been eager to talk about their ideas. on thursday might i'm going to look forward to sharing mine with you. on thursday night, i will offer what i believe is a better path forward. you can choose their path, tax cuts to folks that already made it, or you can choose my plan. i want to keep taxes low for every american who is out there still trying to make it. governor romney's promised that he would overturn obama care on his first day in office. maybe we should call his plan romney doesn't care. but i do care. and this law is here to stay. we are not going to refight the battles we have already fought over the last four years. we are not goin
and it is obama's fault. and governor romney knows the secret to creating jobs and growing the economy. the only problem was he kept it secret. >> governor romney kept details of his plans to kill med care secret. but today, in his last speech before he accepts the democratic nominaon on thursday, president obama put his plans on the table. >> the other side may not have been eager to talk about their ideas. on thursday might i'm going to look forward to sharing mine with you. on...
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and more on the box republicans are in and president obama's power play. senator barbara boxer of california joins me on that. >>> plus, it's the gop's worst nightmare come true. here comes elizabeth warren on the banking committee. this is about to get interesting. you're watchinging "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> this isn't good. friends of mitt romney are saying that he's bored now. that he's no longer running for president. though not as bored as the rest of us were when he was running for president. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time for christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. but they have to use special care in keeping the denture clean. dentures are very different to real teeth. they're about 10 times softer and may have surface pores where bacteria can multiply. polident is designed to clean dentures daily. its unique micro-clean formula kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria and
and more on the box republicans are in and president obama's power play. senator barbara boxer of california joins me on that. >>> plus, it's the gop's worst nightmare come true. here comes elizabeth warren on the banking committee. this is about to get interesting. you're watchinging "politicsnation" on msnbc. >> this isn't good. friends of mitt romney are saying that he's bored now. that he's no longer running for president. though not as bored as the rest of us were...
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i will repeal obama care. we're going to get rid of obama care. >> just listen to what he told nbc news about his own health care record. >> don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. 10 0% of the kids in my state have health insurance. i don't think anything shows more empathy and care for the people of this country than that kind of record. >> mr. empathy. don't be fooled. far right republicans like the red meat romney. they want the red meat romney. this is the kind of stuff they'll demand from him if he ever gets elected president. >> this is the home of focus on the family, which is -- committed to preserving the foundation of america. he put money in a whole mess of companies, about $90 billion into green energy companies like solyndra. we've seen the number of people on food stamps go from 32 million to 47 million. 15 million more people having fallen into poverty and needing food stamps. by the way, i'm going to get that pipeline from canada if i have to build it myself. >> only one romney can
i will repeal obama care. we're going to get rid of obama care. >> just listen to what he told nbc news about his own health care record. >> don't forget, i got everybody in my state insured. 10 0% of the kids in my state have health insurance. i don't think anything shows more empathy and care for the people of this country than that kind of record. >> mr. empathy. don't be fooled. far right republicans like the red meat romney. they want the red meat romney. this is the kind...
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and cast a shadow on the obama administration. they've held hearing after hearing on the so-called fast and furious program. they've set a contempt vote for this thursday. and they've even accused the white house itself of being involved in a coverup. >> the decision to invoke executor privilege is an admission that white house officials were involved in decisions that misled the congress and have covered up the truth. what is the obama administration hiding in fast and furious? >> misleading congress. covering up the truth. these are serious accusations especially coming from the speaker of the house. one of the most powerful men in america. you'd hope speaker boehner would say this only if he had some kind of evidence. but he doesn't. check out this admission from congressman darrell issa who is leading the witch hunt against attorney general eric holder. >> do you have any evidence that white house officials were involved in these decisions, that they knowingly misled congress and are involved in a coverup? >> no, we don't. >>
and cast a shadow on the obama administration. they've held hearing after hearing on the so-called fast and furious program. they've set a contempt vote for this thursday. and they've even accused the white house itself of being involved in a coverup. >> the decision to invoke executor privilege is an admission that white house officials were involved in decisions that misled the congress and have covered up the truth. what is the obama administration hiding in fast and furious? >>...
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>> obama all day. >> all day? >> yeah. >> and let me look, you got on an obama t-shirt. how old are you? >> i'm 17. >> you're 17. >> yes. >> but you can vote next year. but you're wearing and advertising this year. it's important that other people go out and vote. even though we can't vote we can still put our word and influence out there. >> you heard him. young folks got to vote. i'm going to be right back. stay tuned. "politicsnation," we live with the people at the democratic national convention. how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. [ chuckles ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ honk! ] ♪ [ male announcer ] now you'll know when to stop. [ honk! ] the all-new nissan altima with easy fill tire alert. [ honk! ] it's our most innovative altima ever. nissan. innovation that excites. ♪ constipa
>> obama all day. >> all day? >> yeah. >> and let me look, you got on an obama t-shirt. how old are you? >> i'm 17. >> you're 17. >> yes. >> but you can vote next year. but you're wearing and advertising this year. it's important that other people go out and vote. even though we can't vote we can still put our word and influence out there. >> you heard him. young folks got to vote. i'm going to be right back. stay tuned....
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obama has to do. he has to remain calm and look like he is the commander in chief that he is for the united states and if he can -- if obama can be just who he is, there's no way that romney can get the narrative that he actually wants. but if obama can be himself, then i think that he will be just fine. >> abby, neera, thanks for your time and i think you're right, if the president is who he is and mr. romney is who he is, i think that will work to the president's favor. we'll be right back. >> thanks. oh no, not a migraine now. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. >>> welcome back to "politicsnation." in just two hours, the two presidential candidates will debate their visions of america's future. i had the honor of addressing voters from a debate stage, too. back during my 2004 run for president. and while i lo
obama has to do. he has to remain calm and look like he is the commander in chief that he is for the united states and if he can -- if obama can be just who he is, there's no way that romney can get the narrative that he actually wants. but if obama can be himself, then i think that he will be just fine. >> abby, neera, thanks for your time and i think you're right, if the president is who he is and mr. romney is who he is, i think that will work to the president's favor. we'll be right...
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but for him to come there and then talk about president obama to a crowd where probably obama received 97% of votes from that room, doesn't make sense. >> well, i think, karen, that mr. romney said after the speech that he expected to be booed. so if you went in expecting to be booed, why would you then antagonize that crowd. unless you were trying to make sure that that was the case. that's one. and then second of all, you know, he doesn't want to talk about -- when people talk about romney care that's offensive. it's not like he didn't know obama care was there. i thought for sure he'd address voter i.d. today since in the past he has acted like it's nothing. it's something the attorney general has brought up and all of our conventions it's something we're dealing with. didn't even touch it. >> no, i mean, it's clear the goal here -- the audience here was texas, donors, independent voters. it was not about the people in the room. think about what george bush did when he was a candidate in 2000. talk about the soft bigotry of expectations and no child left behind. even if you disagree
but for him to come there and then talk about president obama to a crowd where probably obama received 97% of votes from that room, doesn't make sense. >> well, i think, karen, that mr. romney said after the speech that he expected to be booed. so if you went in expecting to be booed, why would you then antagonize that crowd. unless you were trying to make sure that that was the case. that's one. and then second of all, you know, he doesn't want to talk about -- when people talk about...
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but now, when it's president obama that wants to do it, he's against it. he's coming across as a little bit of a fraud. and in politics, that's really bad with everyone except your base. >> now, michael, you and i debate all the time, but for ed rendell, the voice of reason, to call someone shifty and a fraud, i mean, don't you think you should have given paul ryan his book? >> probably. chapter one, page one. i -- there's some legitimacy to what the good governor says there. i think, from the standpoint that, and it goes back to something i said, rev, when we talked about it on your show when ryan was announced. if you know you have a congressman who has 14 years worth of votes, who has 14 years both of c-span appearances, 14 years worth of letters and documentation that speaks to what his actions are, versus his words, and, so, you hope that the campaign has vetted this stuff through and is prepared to deal with it as it is raised by the obama team. we'll see. but i think that the more important question, to your -- to the topic that we're talking about,
but now, when it's president obama that wants to do it, he's against it. he's coming across as a little bit of a fraud. and in politics, that's really bad with everyone except your base. >> now, michael, you and i debate all the time, but for ed rendell, the voice of reason, to call someone shifty and a fraud, i mean, don't you think you should have given paul ryan his book? >> probably. chapter one, page one. i -- there's some legitimacy to what the good governor says there. i...
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president obama came in and made it a requirety. it's not just killing bin laden, but obama reversed the flow to catching and killing hem and realized there was no way to get out of afganistan without killing bin laden. >> the fact that you say, and rightfully so, there was some even in the president oes own administration that was not sir or was opposed to the attack really is what i'm addressing when mitt romney says today, any president, even jimmy carter would do it. but everyone was not with it. so it's really to oversimplify what happened to act like this was an easy call. it was not even a unanimous decision in the obama administration. >> that's right, it's sloppy to call this an easy call. presidents are faced with challenges every day, and there are not silver bullets. so when the president went in, and he put boots on the ground and went into pakistan air space, did something controversial, had this failed, i agree with vice president biden that his presidency would probably be over. if it had failed, he would have had a
president obama came in and made it a requirety. it's not just killing bin laden, but obama reversed the flow to catching and killing hem and realized there was no way to get out of afganistan without killing bin laden. >> the fact that you say, and rightfully so, there was some even in the president oes own administration that was not sir or was opposed to the attack really is what i'm addressing when mitt romney says today, any president, even jimmy carter would do it. but everyone was...
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>> president obama said he believes in redice vib bugs. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> they are helping to create wealth for the wealthy. in fact, experts say ryan's plan would "likely produce the largest redistribution of income from the bottom to the top in modern u.s. history." huh? what so's their argument again? >> he believes in redistribution. i don't. >> mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. >> why are they selling themselves short? of course they are redistributing to the wealthy. joining me is aaron mcpike, reporter for real clear polit s politics. let me start with you. annie it is widely known the republican plans redistributing to the wealthy. >> so, yeah. there's sort of two things to talk about here, one are mitt romney's spending plansed when a know he has a plan that is going to cut programs that largely benefit the poor. and then there's the tax side. when you ask romney advisers about this, they say th
>> president obama said he believes in redice vib bugs. mitt romney and i are not running to redistribute the wealth. mitt romney and i are running to help americans create wealth. >> they are helping to create wealth for the wealthy. in fact, experts say ryan's plan would "likely produce the largest redistribution of income from the bottom to the top in modern u.s. history." huh? what so's their argument again? >> he believes in redistribution. i don't. >>...
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president obama, of course. he hails from the aloha state. so it's pretty incredible that on the same day as this anniversary, arizona sheriff joe arpaio still claims the president wasn't born here. he's sending his cold case posse to hawaii to investigate the president's birth certificate. but how's this for a twist? it's the sheriff's birthday. yes, that's right. sheriff arpaio is 80 today. the same day hawaii was organized into u.s. territory. happy birthday, joe. but there's also the other birther king. don't forget donald trump. i'm not making this up. it is also donald trump's birthday today. the same day hawaii was organized into a u.s. territory. more confetti. happy birthday, donald. how ironic is this? two birthday kings born on the same day. and all the time they're still saying stuff like this. >> my investigators believe that the long form birth certificate was manufactured electronically. >> perhaps it's going to say hawaii. perhaps it's going to say kenya. >> so i guess you could call it birther day today. or can you? we've n
president obama, of course. he hails from the aloha state. so it's pretty incredible that on the same day as this anniversary, arizona sheriff joe arpaio still claims the president wasn't born here. he's sending his cold case posse to hawaii to investigate the president's birth certificate. but how's this for a twist? it's the sheriff's birthday. yes, that's right. sheriff arpaio is 80 today. the same day hawaii was organized into u.s. territory. happy birthday, joe. but there's also the other...
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we're voting against obama. >> is being against obama enough to win an election? >> that's what republicans, i think, and we're all sort of finding out right now. we had two months to go, let's see what happens but at this point we can say obama is ahead in this race and obama has basically been ahead in this race all the way. not by a huge margin but two, three, four points consistently. that's about where it is right now. maybe climbing higher with the convention. what romney has tried to be in this campaign, more than anything else, is the generic protest vehicle to take swing voters, who are economically anxious to be as bland as possible so if they're ready to throw out obama they'll say good enough when they look at obama and won't second-guess themselves. for all their effort to be that bland, generic candidate it's only getting them 46%, 47%. he has not led, since republican nominee, in the spring, he has not polled ahead of any polling averages against obama. i think that's significant. >> steve still says he has time to win but national journalist charli
we're voting against obama. >> is being against obama enough to win an election? >> that's what republicans, i think, and we're all sort of finding out right now. we had two months to go, let's see what happens but at this point we can say obama is ahead in this race and obama has basically been ahead in this race all the way. not by a huge margin but two, three, four points consistently. that's about where it is right now. maybe climbing higher with the convention. what romney has...
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obama's plan. you mentioned ronald reagan. ronald reagan did more than stop talking about jim write carter. he raised taxes 11 times. you are talking about cutting taxes in the small businessman 11 times, ronald reagan raised taxes. so what -- where do you use reagan and then come with this tax cut or kind of mantra over and over again as if reagan did not raise taxes when it was necessary? >> the first place, 1981, reagan passed what was at that time by a big margin the largest tax cut in american history. remember, when reagan was sworn into office the top marginal rate was 70%. so the tax cuts reagan put in by time he left office and at the top rate was 39%. so those -- huge drop in tax rates. and all of small taxes increases you are talking about were tiny compared to the 1918 tax cut. in that sense, it is fair to say reagan was committed to a supply side approach of lower taxes and more job creation. >> but he raised the taxes 11 times mr. speaker. that's a fact. >> most of those were very small tax increases. let me give
obama's plan. you mentioned ronald reagan. ronald reagan did more than stop talking about jim write carter. he raised taxes 11 times. you are talking about cutting taxes in the small businessman 11 times, ronald reagan raised taxes. so what -- where do you use reagan and then come with this tax cut or kind of mantra over and over again as if reagan did not raise taxes when it was necessary? >> the first place, 1981, reagan passed what was at that time by a big margin the largest tax cut...
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on sunday, rand paul refused president obama. even when nobel prize gave him the facts. >> that's a fact. >> the size of government is enormous under president obama. >> if government employment had grown as fast as it did under president. >> okay, then. let's get some things straight. there are more than 600,000 and fewer as in less than. that's right. of course, that's mostly because republicans have gutted jobs at the state and local level. making the nation's employment picture that much worse. in fact, wall street journal reported back in may that if we still had all of those government jobs, the unemployment rate would be a whole lot lower at 7.1%. and do they think nice try but we got you. get him up. [ sizzling ] ♪ i think i hear something. hi dad. hi mom. [ female announcer ] oscar mayer bacon. it's naturally hardwood smoked for hours to be the best. and the best way to wake up your family. [ snoring ] i didn't say i could keep him up. ♪ it doesn't get better than this ♪ i didn't say i could keep him up. why they'r
on sunday, rand paul refused president obama. even when nobel prize gave him the facts. >> that's a fact. >> the size of government is enormous under president obama. >> if government employment had grown as fast as it did under president. >> okay, then. let's get some things straight. there are more than 600,000 and fewer as in less than. that's right. of course, that's mostly because republicans have gutted jobs at the state and local level. making the nation's...
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president obama leads 44 to 39. on who takes a more moderate position? obama leads 49 to 39. on who connects with ordinary americans, 59 to 39. how does mitt romney turn his numbers around? >> apparently by being mitt. listen, i have a lot of simply and my heart goes on the to the -- it's hard to watch someone be different on the campaign trail. when my father was running for senate six years ago, they sat undouse and told us to sit down and mind our own business and your job is just to be a listening ear, not to get the candidate all twisted about poll numbers, but they know they don't reflect the person that they know well. i think at this point, though the reason we're seeing this is this would not have leaked if someone didn't want it out there is this is starting to become a blame game. they're deciding whether or not this will get tagged on the consultants who have been there since the very beginning, the staff since the beginning, or if they can say, listen the family intervened they wanted to do their things their way and that's why he did not win at the end of the da
president obama leads 44 to 39. on who takes a more moderate position? obama leads 49 to 39. on who connects with ordinary americans, 59 to 39. how does mitt romney turn his numbers around? >> apparently by being mitt. listen, i have a lot of simply and my heart goes on the to the -- it's hard to watch someone be different on the campaign trail. when my father was running for senate six years ago, they sat undouse and told us to sit down and mind our own business and your job is just to...
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now, obama is from hawaii, a mile below the earth. so for him it was like being flown two miles in the air and having to give a speech in outer space. >> outer space, about as funny as a four-car garage. and there was more. >> i believe that on the night of the debate, mitt romney and barack obama switched bodies. perhaps. and this is just a theory, perhaps they were exchanging pleasantries backstage and mitt romney said, man, it's not easy raising five boys and barack said you should try raising two girls and they laughed laughed same time they said, what i'd like to switch places and just like that. >> funny stuff, we love a good joke, of course. mitt romney, well, he tried to get away with the actual debate. it wasn't too funny. and i said it would cause him problems. >> no doubt, maitt romney was a his best tonight but it's not good enough. when you take what he said tonight and compare it to his proposals, to what he has said, to what he's represented, to the ryan plan, it does not match what he said tonight. so how are we going
now, obama is from hawaii, a mile below the earth. so for him it was like being flown two miles in the air and having to give a speech in outer space. >> outer space, about as funny as a four-car garage. and there was more. >> i believe that on the night of the debate, mitt romney and barack obama switched bodies. perhaps. and this is just a theory, perhaps they were exchanging pleasantries backstage and mitt romney said, man, it's not easy raising five boys and barack said you...
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>> yes. >> this is an ad released by the obama campaign. so clearly the obama campaign is going to use this, and clearly as newt tries to do his moonwalk toward embracing romney, he will be facing the fact that the public and the voter wills be reminded by his own words and tape of what he said about willard mitt romney. >> that's right, and team obama will be reminding american voters all along the way about all of the things that mitt romney's primary opponents said about him. i agree with the governor. he did the right thing today by not giving him too close of a hug and maintaining some credibility. but it surprises me how quickly the breach heals, and how they come together for the general election, so the reality is that gingrich served a good purpose which was make romney look good. the thing i found unfortunate is that he was supposed to be the candidate of big ideas, and he was a lazy candidate and you felt he was just going along to keep newt inc. going. so what i think was unfortunate is we didn't see a real comprehensive program
>> yes. >> this is an ad released by the obama campaign. so clearly the obama campaign is going to use this, and clearly as newt tries to do his moonwalk toward embracing romney, he will be facing the fact that the public and the voter wills be reminded by his own words and tape of what he said about willard mitt romney. >> that's right, and team obama will be reminding american voters all along the way about all of the things that mitt romney's primary opponents said about...
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even though obama was a constitutional law professor at harvard. so i think this is a new precedent. we've never seen a judge move politically like this. >> and he did it in his writings. but this is all speculation. we don't know. this is just your guess. let me ask you whether scalia or some others are tweeting other members of the court, why would someone be talking at all in your opinion? >> well, i mean, it's political gain. you have -- and the reason i come back to scalia, scalia almost shows a reckless abandon for decorum. judges don't talk about the idea of what happened behind those closed doors. they do that for a good reason. they do that because they know a man like scalia ask going to be put in the position of having now to look at other parts of this law. he's going to have to interpret. he's going to have to sit on a panel and make decisions when there are disputes about this very law. so there's been this idea we don't do that. scalia has always been willing to abandon that kind of decorum. has a long history of that. >> now, some a
even though obama was a constitutional law professor at harvard. so i think this is a new precedent. we've never seen a judge move politically like this. >> and he did it in his writings. but this is all speculation. we don't know. this is just your guess. let me ask you whether scalia or some others are tweeting other members of the court, why would someone be talking at all in your opinion? >> well, i mean, it's political gain. you have -- and the reason i come back to scalia,...
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obama. >> i find it incomprehensible that a president can come to office and call his predecessor's record irresponsible. he was very critical of his predecessor because he put together four trillion dollars worth of debt. >> predecessor -- his name is george w. bush. isn't that weird? not so much, bush had the highest disapproval rating of any president in gallup history. higher than nixon, the one who resigned in disgrace. i guess that makes sense, he got us into two wars, he left us with all of that massive debt. the same debt that willard won't stop talking about. but let's not feel bad for george w. bush. this summer, he plans to publish a book, outlining strategies for economic growth. coming soon you too can soak in all of bush's economic knowledge. you can buy the secrets to his economics st economics strategy. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phill
obama. >> i find it incomprehensible that a president can come to office and call his predecessor's record irresponsible. he was very critical of his predecessor because he put together four trillion dollars worth of debt. >> predecessor -- his name is george w. bush. isn't that weird? not so much, bush had the highest disapproval rating of any president in gallup history. higher than nixon, the one who resigned in disgrace. i guess that makes sense, he got us into two wars, he left...
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i'm going to say michelle obama. not only because her husband won, because she doesn't have to campaign again which she hates, but because she sailed through the election. and, now, she can do the biggest stuff about obesity, the biggest public health challenge in this country, frankly, the whole western world faces. frankly, she can do what she wants. >> i going to go with claire mccask erksz lrksz l. not only because she won her race, but because she became the face of what republicans were doing. the craziness of their believes which we saw in erm thes of women's rights. >> jonathan? >> i would say that the 47% were the winners of this election because they told mitt romney and the republican party to stuff it. they got off of their lazy, unprincipled, immoraled behinds and got up there and vote ds for president obama. >> i got to go with the obvious one. president obama. his policy has been vindicated, his approval rating is rising. he's likely to oversee a recovery. he really, truly, was the big winner this year
i'm going to say michelle obama. not only because her husband won, because she doesn't have to campaign again which she hates, but because she sailed through the election. and, now, she can do the biggest stuff about obesity, the biggest public health challenge in this country, frankly, the whole western world faces. frankly, she can do what she wants. >> i going to go with claire mccask erksz lrksz l. not only because she won her race, but because she became the face of what republicans...
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we've watched some pretty ridiculous attacks on president obama. his latest one is really out of this world. ryan was in florida this weekend blasting president obama over the space program. >> he has put in the space program on a path where we have conceding our global position as the unequivocal leader in space and that's unacceptable. >> that's unacceptable. wait, did i just hear and since when does paul ryan care about the frontier. he voted against and requiring more funding. and trying to have it both have except for all of the spending that he voted for. and he hated the stimulus, except when he wanted stimulus money and repeatedly slammed the sequester cuts in the budget he voted for. mr. ryan, we've got a problem. did the republicans think we wouldn't call him out on his latest out of this world hypocrisy? nice try. but we've got you. [ horse neighs ] look! she wears the scarlet markings! [ man ] out! your kind is not welcome here! nor your odd predilections! miracle whip is tangy and sweet, not odd. [ man ] it's evil! if you'd try it, you
we've watched some pretty ridiculous attacks on president obama. his latest one is really out of this world. ryan was in florida this weekend blasting president obama over the space program. >> he has put in the space program on a path where we have conceding our global position as the unequivocal leader in space and that's unacceptable. >> that's unacceptable. wait, did i just hear and since when does paul ryan care about the frontier. he voted against and requiring more funding....